Objective: To assess the relation between thyroid parameters and an episode of major
depression at different trimesters during pregnancy, taking into account possible confounders. …

The proportions of X and Y chromosome bearing sperms in human semen are equal, but more
boys than girls are born. Male embryos and fetuses have a greater risk of attrition in utero …

In a randomized controlled trial three methods of feedback of increasing intensity, directed
at 183 doctors taking cervical smears, were compared with respect to their effects on the …

Objective To evaluate the relation between breech position at term (>37 weeks of gestation)
and low maternal fT4 levels during gestation in women not suffering from overt thyroid …

Objective To investigate whether women who give birth at home are less prone to mood
disturbances during the early puerperium than those who give birth in hospital. Design A …

Since the introduction of the Cytobrush for sampling the uterine cervix, some practitioners
have ceased taking a concomitant cervical scraping using a spatula. To examine whether …

Objective To evaluate whether there is an association between maternal thyroid hormone
and foetal cephalic head position at term gestation. Context Rotation and flexion of the head …

Biopharmaceutical aspects of the new sustained-release formulation of ritodrine, a tocolytic
agent, were studied in 9 patients with preterm labour. A mean bioavailability of 26%(range 22…

AIMS--To test the hypothesis that absence of squamous cells in cervical smears obtained by
an endocervical sampling technique is more prominent in patients with a cervical ectropion. …

In a longitudinal study the incidence of postpartum thyroid dysfunction in the Netherlands
was investigated in an unselected open population. There were 293 women who were …